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Virtual meets bring lockdown joy to Kepplegate
The wonderful team at Kepplegate House Care Home in Preesall, Lancashire, have been hard at work thinking of innovative ways to make sure their residents, known as the Kepplegate family, stay entertained during the current pandemic. The lockdown has meant that the family are unable to have their usual visits from loved ones, however residents […]
READ MOREMHLE statement: Care homes must be cherished by society
“Care homes must be cherished by society” My Home Life England welcomes the new proposed measures for social care outlined in Matt Hancock’s briefing on 15th April 2020. It is a huge relief to learn that all residents will now be tested for COVID-19 prior to their discharge from hospital, that all care home staff […]
READ MORECovid-19: Voices from the care home frontline
“I am worried about having no choice but having to work and putting myself and my children at risk but am grateful I can contribute on the frontline.” “We’ve shown as a team we can truly pull together when needed, it has made communication stronger… we are in this together and we are sticking together. […]
READ MORE‘Conversations with Care Homes’ – our new YouTube series
Introducing ‘Conversations with Care Homes’ – the new YouTube channel from My Home Life England (MHLE). Our new MHLE YouTube channel has been set up to give care homes a much-needed voice, as well as strength, support and solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are thinking of everyone living, working and dying in care homes at […]
READ MOREManagers from NW London Homecare Cohort complete Leadership Support Programme
11 care home managers from our North West London Homecare Cohort have completed the My Home Life (MHL) Leadership Support Programme, enhancing their professional development within the care sector. We are so proud of this fantastic group of individuals, who all showed huge passion and commitment to supporting their staff and improving quality of life […]
READ MORESPACE QI training helps upskill care home staff on My Home Life Leadership and Development Programme
An exciting new element known as SPACE QI was recently incorporated into the four day My Home Life Leadership and Professional Support Programme, to further upskill 50 care home staff and managers across Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Worcester and London, and support them to develop best practice in their care settings. The feedback was very positive! […]
READ MOREMy Home Life programme leads to reduced NHS pressures
A wider impact of the My Home Life Leadership and Professional Development programme is reduced pressures on the NHS. This is the conclusion of data recently gathered by NW London CCG Collaboration and shared with City, University of London. The My Home Life Leadership and Professional Development programme was delivered to 42 care home managers […]
READ MORECare Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking Project
My Home Life England (MHL) is delighted to announce that it is partnering with The Dunhill Medical Trust and The Linking Network (TLN) in an exciting £1M project to promote young people’s engagement with care homes for older people, through MHL and TLN’s Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking Project. The project is being […]
READ MOREHelp us deliver quality of life in care homes by becoming one of the team!
Communications Officer – My Home Life (3-Year Post) ‘My Home Life’ is an international initiative promoting quality of life in care homes through the delivery of research, local development work and social action activity. It is based at City, University of London. We are now ready to build on our significant success to date by […]
READ MORECycling without age Bristol
Cycling Without Age Bristol is a new, independent non-profit organisation (registered with Charity Commission, number 1182936). Our aim is to harness the pedal power of volunteer cycle-pilots to take local care homes residents out on free ‘Trishaw’ rides to feel the wind in their hair! The trishaw is a specially adapted, three-wheel cycle with a […]
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